Concert Reviews

After the first day at the South by Southwest music fest and seeing 15 bands or so the day before,...

Before heading down to Austin, I had no idea what to expect from South By Southwest. I've been to a...

Happy Easter, folks. I thought I'd publish something today that could be worth a read; I think it's probably the...

I fully intended on staying caught-up on the blog and planned on writing from Austin while attending SXSW 2008, but...

After a bit of a touring hiatus, the New Deal made their return to Chicago last Friday night. It had...

Let the music begin! The past couple days at SXSW 2008 have been geekfest central, complete with a horrible keynote...

When I hear about a band made up of the children of rock stars I’m often skeptical, wondering if they...

  I wake up every morning and sigh when the realization sets in about how late this review is. Procrastination...

Two relatively new and definitely up-and-coming bands played Chicago’s Abbey Pub last Wednesday night to a raucous crowd. I was...

Usually before I go to a concert I like to get extra familiar with the music I'm about to see...

I heard the Mannequin Men were a very drunk and very loud band that liked to drink and play their...

When Jason Isbell announced that he was leaving Drive-by Truckers to work on his own material, I was looking forward...

So I went to MSG the other night to see Foo Fighters - their first ever show at the storied...

I'm a chronic procrastinator in many more ways than I should be, especially when it comes to writing up show...

Lotus charged through Charlottesville last night and threw down a hot and sweaty dance party at the Satellite Ballroom…a perfect...

I haven't read the book but thanks to Oprah Winfrey I've been led to believe that sportswriter Mitch Albom used...

STS9 blew into Chicago last Friday night on the tail of the city's biggest storm of the winter and at...

When I spoke with Dianogah a couple of weeks ago, they mentioned they had little to do with the Chicago...

Last Friday night I took a short walk down the street from my apartment to the cozy Lakeshore Theater so...

The three Chicagoans that make up Dianogah were joined onstage by their wives for the opening song, making up a...